St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-03

The first news of the decision of the
supreme court was taken to the county
Jail by reporter few minutes after it
had been received from Washington.
Jailer FOlZ was seated in his Office,
tipped back in his chair, and about to
light his cigar. When the reporter told
him the news he deliberately struck a
match, Lit his cigar and said: "Well, it
is just what we expected" There were
No Visitors
at the jail to-day, and all the prisoners
were in their cells when the news ar
rived. A note was sent up to Spies,
telling him that the writ had been de-
MED, and asking if he had any state
ment to make in regard to the matter.
Spies was sitting in his cell busily en-
gagged with some manuscript. He read
the note and returned it with short 81
have nothing to say" None of the other
men would say anything either. Within
fifteen minutes after the verdict was
known, eight or ten officers in citizens
clothing appeared. Two of them stepped
quietly into the Jail and the others dis
posed of themselves in the criminal
court building and about the neighbOr-
hood. The bailiff at the outer door
leading into the Jail-cOurt says he is in
this applies to the near relatives of the
death-sentenced men is not known. The
streets about the Jail are perfectly quiet.
No crowds have gathered and no incl
dents of any sort have as yet occurred.
The police are prepared for any emer-
gency, though they say they have no
fear of an uprising or open violence.
Without any previous intimatiOn a
rule
Rigidly Debarring Visitors
from the jail was quickly put in force,
and no one was allowed to enter the
building during the afternoon except
officers, reporters and relatives OF the
anarchists. AS soon as the news from
Washington had generally circulated
through the city, there was rush of
miscellaneous people to see the con-
demned men before it was too late.
They entered the sheriff'S Office in
drOves, but the latchstring had been
withdrawn. Loud and long were the
expOStulatiOns, but the burly deputy
who guarded the way to the jail-yard
was Obdurate as the prison walls.
Friends of the doomed men, bearing
delicacies for them, begged admittance.
The dainties were passed in, but only
relatives gained admittance. Sheriff
MatSOn said:
don't want to make any fuss about it, but
the visits of other anarchists have got to be
stopped. HencefOrth the doomed men will
not be allowed to have any more recreation
hours. Personally would like to grant them
all the favors could, but l don't think it
would be wise to do so. 1t may seem foolish.
and perhaps is foolish, but i don't want
these men to cheat the gallows by kill
ing themselves. Their friends might give
Them daggers or poison and although | know
hat IN bill hon ll vvn
be powerless to prevent it, still shouldn't
like to have it said that if had attend to my
duty the suicides might have been pre-
vented.
The First to Arrive
was Mrs. Engel. There was sort OF
scared expression on her poor, worn
face, and she moved about in a nervous
manner, as though she could scarcely
realize that the last slender thread of
hope had broken. She brOughta basket
of tOothsOme edibles for her husband,
and Jailer FOlz took chair from the
office and carried it out to the cage and
placed it for her near the bars. Lingg's
aunt and young lady cousin
and one of his fair admirers
came next. They were all
downcast, with traces of tears on their
cheeks, but they had not been talking
to the reckless bomb maker five minutes
before they were all laughing, and their
mirth sounded strangely incOngruous
with the feelings of most of those pres
ent. Frank Bielefeldt, of the Arbeiter
Zeitung, accompanied by reporter for
the same paper, came next. Shortly aft
erward Spies two brothers, Chris and
: Ferdinand. were admitted, and they
were followed by their mother, who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply. Mrs.
Parsons and her two little children
came, and with them a lady who is in
terested in the work of the Amnesty as
sociatiOn. Every enc of the prisoners
had the semblance, at least, of positive
ly cheerful spirits. Mr.. Bielfeldt, after
leaving the Jail, said:
1t is useless to ask these men to sign the
petition to the governor for their lives. 1
have just been talking to them, and they
laugh at the idea.
A Signifi cant Incident
of the day had its scene at police head
quarters. The moment word of the de-
cisiOn was received all the detectives in
the building disappeared with surpris-
ing suddenness. As to what districts or
places they were assigned their Supe-
riorS were nOn-committal when asked
1t is known, however, that for some
days the men have had sealed inStruc-
tiOnS to act as soon as the decision was
received. I'VE will not be caught nap
ping" was all the officials would say.
Besides the regular force the detective
department has been largely reinforced
from the outlying stations. Just what
precautions will be or have been taken
to prevent any outbreak the officials de-
cline to say. 1t is known that prepara-
tiOns are going on for the execution.
The ropes have been ordered from an
Eastern firm for some time, and will be
thoroughly tested before being sent on
here. An additional scaffold will have
to be built, and preparations were
being made for this to-day. AT pres
ent there are two Of these dark inStru-
ments of death lying in the basement of
the criminal court building, but they
will not accommodate over five victims.
The new one will be made very much
like the one on which the three Italian !
but will, it is stated, contain some slight |
improvements as to traps. Already the |
mOrbidly curious of Chicago as we'll as |
outside points have been sending in re- |
quests for tickets to get in the Jail on |
11th inst. Letters by the score are az
irving daily from the provincial Journal |
lists who desire to secure ticket so they |
can have representative on hand. |
They will all be doomed to disappoint- |
ment. If the hanging takes place on
the 11th inst. there will be only few |
persons present. The sheriff will adj |
here strictly to the law laid down in |
such cases, and no one except the repre-
of the city papers, the press |
members of the jury and |
the attorneys will be allowed to be |
present.
There is considerable speculation con-
corning
A Mysterious Visit
which was paid to the Jail to-day by |
Prof. W. NJ. Salter, the well known lee
turer, and president of the society for
ethical culture, and Henry D. Lloyd,